Weak organic acids and inhibitors of pH homeostasis suppress growth of Penicillium infesting litchi fruits

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 153, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 667-673

  Zhang, Z ^a,b   Dvir, O ^a   Pesis, E ^a   Pick, U ^a,c   Lichter, A ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Litchi chinensis; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FRUIT; FUMIGATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ORGANIC ACID; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

FUNGI; LITCHI CHINENSIS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM COMMUNE;

EID: 33745321683     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2005.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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